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THE FAMOUS “ERB” NAME WILL ONCE AGAIN BE PART OF THE SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING ACTION AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY BECHTELSVILLE, PA January 4, 2015 . . . The Erb Family has been an important part of the history of motorsports at Grandview Speedway. The late Mike Erb was a speedway legend having won the track championship in 1973, the Freedom 76 in 1974 and 14 feature events. Donny Erb raced at Grandview for a number of years and was a 6 feature winner including a win in the 1995 Freedom 76 Classic. And for quite a few years…

Speedway Entertainment's USAC Championship SpeedSTR Division Rich Tobias, President/Owner 717-866-7450/ speede17@aol.com Media Contact: Barry Angstadt, Media Information Director 610-781-0408/ bwa39@comcast.net Kris Graver Switching Focus From Asphalt To Dirt MVS Champion Set For Full Season Of SpeedSTR Competition Myerstown, PA - Even though he's only 21 years-old, Lehighton's Kris Graver has been competing on the asphalt of Mahoning Valley Speedway for the past seven seasons. And the young charger has packed a tractor-trailer full of success into those seven campaigns... Graver has accumulated 37 feature wins and four track championships during his time behind the wheel at the ultra competitive quarter-mile…

OAKS, PA January 3, 2015 . . . Joey Logano, the man who could very well become the next NASCAR Sprint Cup champion will visit with fans at the huge Pioneer Pole Buildings Motorsports 2015 Presented by Sunoco Race Fuels Distributed by Insinger Performance Race Car and Trade Show which is set to take place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA January 23-25. Many have indicated strong feelings that 24 year old Joey Logano, recently married, could very well take the title in 2015 based on the improvement he has shown in recent years and the big year…

New Egypt, NJ-- New Egypt Speedway will honor its 2014 season champions at their annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, February 7, 2015. This year will see a change in venue for the event that will move from Atlantic City to the Nottingham Ballroom in Hamilton, NJ. “As much fun as Atlantic City was, the price increase and the decline in the quality of the food served had us look into venues elsewhere,” said General Manager Allyse Wolfinger. “The Nottingham Ballroom is centrally located and offers a great facility to host our banquet at a reasonable price.” This past season’s champions…

BECHTELSVILLE, PA January 3, 2015 . . . In an effort to cut the expenses for NASCAR Late Model and Sportsman racers at Grandview Speedway promoter Bruce Rogers has announced the availability of GM604 and GM 602 crate engines. The engines develop 400 horsepower @5500 RPM, 400FT/LBS of torque @4500 RPM. The weight advantage for the crate engine is 2375 pounds for the crate Sportsman while the standard Sportsman will carry 2450 pounds. In the Late Models the crate Late Model will carry 2250 pounds compared to 2350 for the standard Late Model. Making the crate engine even more attractive…

Contact: Shawn Miller Inside Line Promotions InsideLinePromotions@gmail.com | (541) 510-3663 Inside Line Promotions - FINDLAY, Ohio (Jan. 2, 2015) - The Renegade Sprints is starting the new year with a big announcement about sprint car racing in Ohio. Attica Raceway Park has aligned with the 410ci sprint car series for the 2015 season. The Renegade Sprints will compete at the third-mile oval in Attica on April 3-4, June 19 and Sept. 4-5. "We've been taking our time seeing how things played out," Attica Raceway Park General Manager Rex LeJeune said. "Due to recent events in the last week or so…

BECHTELSVILLE, PA January 2, 2015 . . . Saturday night NASCAR stock car racing will once again be the mainstay of a busy schedule of auto racing announced by track owner Bruce Rogers for his Grandview Speedway. The very popular one-third-mile, clay banked oval will kick off the 53rd consecutive season of auto racing on Saturday, March 28th with a free-to-the-public practice session that has a 12 noon starting time. Once again the award winning racing facility will offer a very busy schedule that includes quite a variety of events including the standard Saturday night NASCAR Modifieds, Late Models and…

Contact: Joshua Joiner World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Coordinator jjoiner@dirtcar.com | 850-232-9331 A Final Look Back: Facts, Figures & Statistical Notes From The 2014 World of Outlaws Late Model Series CONCORD, NC - Dec. 31, 2014 - As the calendar turns to a new year it's time to take one final look back at facts, figures and statistical notes from the 2014 World of Outlaws Late Model Series... COMPLETE CONTROL: The 2014 World of Outlaws Late Model Series season featured many highlights and dramatic moments, but the national tour's 11th season under the World Racing Group banner will…

Offering one of the most comprehensive racing programs in the motorsports industry, Champion Racing Oil has announced the details for their 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program, providing support for participants in almost every recognized sanctioned racing event in North America and Canada. Karl Dedolph, Director of Racing & Performance Products for Champion Oil, announced today, “The Champion 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program is an all-encompassing marketing program designed to link our racing and performance lubricants directly to regional and national racers for most sanctioned racing events in North America including the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC),…

by: Pete MacDonald Mount Rushmore seems to be one of the most popular topics on Internet message boards for the last year or so. No, not the mountain in South Dakota with the four founding fathers of our country imbedded in the side of it, but who in the sport of Auto Racing would be on a it if there indeed was one. So over the weekend I put some thought into it. If there were to be a Mount Rushmore of Dirt Racers who would be on it? I came up with these four drivers who by far have…

November ‘Gobbler’ Leftovers To Be Served Tuesday, April 14 At Accord Speedway; Four-Division Program To Be Contested, As-Is, From Original Date; Busy Months Of April & May At Ulster County Bullring ACCORD, NY – “Leftovers” from the 2014 ‘Gobbler’ will be served in the spring of 2015. Accord Speedway will host the special event - postponed from November - on Tuesday, April 14 with a rain date of April 15. The entire post-Thanksgiving program will be contested, as is, in its entirety as a four division show of big-block/small-block Modifieds running 50 laps for more than $7,117.11 to win, Open…

BINGHAMTON, NY- December 29, 2014- The Sunoco Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour Schedule has been released and it certainly looks impressive with a minimum of 14 race dates slated for the 2015 campaign. The opening day race is scheduled for Sunday, April 19th at the Lancaster National Speedway. This will be the first of four dates at the popular western, New York oval. The tour title will be decided on Sunday, October 4th with the annual “Fall Brawl” at the Shangri La II Motor Speedway. Defending Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour Champion Chuck Hossfeld certainly won’t be disappointed…

Pits Will be Tight as Chili Bowl Entry Count Hits 316 TULSA, Okla. (December 27, 2014) The 29th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals presented by General Tire is on track to be a record smashing event, with the entry count climbing over the 300 mark for the first time to 316 entries confirming 303 drivers for the indoor spectacular. Even with the enormous size of the River Spirit Expo Center, space has been tight the past couple years and will be even tighter in the pits for the 2015 edition. Event co-Founder, Emmett Hahn, has asked that teams…

PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS & NAPA AUTO PARTS PRESENT 5TH ANNUAL JERSEY RUSH AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015 The 5th Annual JERSEY RUSH presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings and NAPA Auto Parts will return to the New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, NJ on Tuesday night, August 25 and will carry a rain date on Wednesday night, August 26. This very popular event will spotlight the 410 sprints and modifieds in a wildly popular double-header showcasing two premier divisions of dirt track racing. Past 410 sprint winners of the JERSEY RUSH include two time winner JJ Grasso (2011…

OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY PR - RULES MEETINGS SUCCESSFUL; "DUEL ON THE DIRT" SERIES EXPANDS by Tommy Goudge (23 December 2014) - Ohsweken, Ontario - Rules meetings for Ohsweken Speedway's Mini Stock and Thunder Stock divisions were held in conjunction with Merrittville Speedway and Humberstone Speedway last weekend, with several exciting announcements made. Ohsweken's Thunder Stocks, Merrittville's Hoosier Stocks, and Humberstone's Street Stocks will run under the same rule book in 2015, while the rule books for Ohsweken's Mini Stocks, Merrittville's 4 Cylinders, and Humberstone's Mini Stocks have been brought closer together. More discussion is planned for the Mini Stock and 4…

Bob Hilbert Sportswear Signs On As Title Sponsor Of 2015 Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek North Region; Nine-Race Series Offers $15,000 Champion’s Share From Hefty $38,650 Posted Point Fund BOYERTOWN, PA – A recognized leader in the industry – Bob Hilbert Sportswear – has signed on for a key marketing role in the 2015 Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek. Bob Hilbert, founder of the Boyertown, Pa.-based enterprise carrying his name, has forged an agreement with BD Motorsports Media LLC to take the title sponsorship role of the Short Track Super Series Fueled By Hi-Tek North Region…

B&H Landscaping of Pottsville Now a Major Sponsor of Renegade Rampage 30, 410 Sprint Show at Big Diamond One of the most anticipated events on the 2015 schedule will take place on Sunday, June 14 as the Renegade Sprint Series invades Big Diamond Speedway for the "Renegade Rampage 30" presented by B&H Landscaping. Enthusiasm builds as the 410 sprints will be making their only appearance of '15 at the 3/8 mile in Minersville. "Renegade Rampage" presented by B&H Landscaping will be highlighted by a 30-lap, $5,000 to-win feature for the sprint cars. Sam Hafertepe Jr thrilled the crowd with a…

"SILVER" LINING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON USAC's 2015 Silver Crown Championship Series kicks off May 1 with the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness "Rollie Beale Classic" as the series returns to the half-mile paved Toledo (Ohio) Speedway with an event supported by long-time and Indianapolis 500 winning car owner Ron Hemelgarn. The 11-race slate winds from Ohio to Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas before heading back east through Ohio and into New York for the finale at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. All six 2014 race winners will return, including five-time race winner and champion Kody Swanson, his brother Tanner,…

Battle of Trenton Notebook - By: Pete MacDonald •It's always nice to see drivers from all forms of racing take part in the indoor shows. You had everything from Dirt Modified, Asphalt Modified, Super Modified, Sprint Car, Midget and Micro Sprint drivers compete throughout the weekend. •Erick Rudolph seemed to have one of, if not the fastest car in the Sun National Bank Center during the weekend after winning on Friday. Rudolph would suffer an electrical problem on Saturday ending his night early. •Was neat to see NASCAR Sprint Cup crew member Ryan Flores come up from North Carolina to…

TRENTON, NJ December 21, 2014 . . . Veteran open cockpit driver Lou Cicconi, Jr., of Lester, PA, is resting comfortably Sunday morning following a crash Saturday in the Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) Three Quarter (TQ) Midget ‘Battle Of Trenton’ feature event last night. Cicconi sustained a non-displaced fracture of the first lumbar vertebra (L1) after hitting the Jersey barrier retaining wall head on, then spinning around and slamming down on the concrete track surface wheels first. The car did not overturn. No other drivers were involved in the crash. As of Sunday midday, Cicconi remained a patient in…

After nine seasons as a corporate entity, the United Racing Company will cease operation in December 2014. Low car count, a diminishing number of shows, the rising cost of operating a 360 sprint car and less fan appeal make it difficult for promoters to see a positive financial impact when adding this division as an event at their race track. As a result, many race teams have turned to other options as well, like the forever popular 410 sprints with other teams going to the more affordable route of the 305 sprints, where they may compete locally to avoid the…

The American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) has a full season of events planned for the 2015 season, featuring the return of the wingless midgets to both North Carolina and Western Pennsylvania speedways as well as an increased presence on the area quarter mile tracks. The 2015 season kicks off with the Friday night opener at the Linda's Speedway on April 3rd. It has been several years since the wingless midgets competed at Linda's but 2015 will mark the return with three dates at the Jonestown, PA track. ARDC will return to Linda's for a Friday night show on July 3rd…

(LEHIGHTON, PA 12-17-14) The release of the 2015 season schedule at Lehighton’s Mahoning Valley Speedway is filled with a full slate of weekly racing that starts in April and doesn’t stop until October. Race officials are very excited and confident in what they feel is an appealing line-up that both fans and racers alike will be quite satisfied with. The Modified teams will be pleased to see that new for the upcoming season is the Central States Modified Gamblers Series (CSMGS) which is going to be rather profitable to those who take part. It will be run under a poker…

Contact: DICK JORDAN USAC's preliminary 2015 National racing schedules were distributed at the annual Performance Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis, Ind. and continue to be formulated for what promises to be a spectacular 60th season of USAC competiton. The Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Car and Honda National Midget schedules are projected to include more than 75 total events in 15 states, beginning with six "Winter Dirt Games" Sprint races in Florida. USAC's 2015 National calendar will conclude with the November 26 "Turkey Night Grand Prix" Midget race at Perris, Calif. The Honda USAC National Midget slate is currently…

TRENTON, NJ December 21, 2014 . . . Buffalo, N.Y. driver Andy Jankowiak started up front and finished there at the end of the 40-lap Battle Of Trenton TQ Midget feature Saturday night in Sun National Bank Center. Jankowiak was challenged by any number of racers who made it as far as second place only to be taken out by accidents or mechanical problems. Ryan Flores of Mooresville, N.C., was the eventual runner-up in the Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSRP) event. In the companion 20-lap Lentini Auto Salvage Slingshot finale, Gary Hieber raced to the win in a rugged race…

by Tommy Goudge (December 19, 2014) - Ohsweken, Ontario - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and best wishes for 2015, from everyone at Ohsweken Speedway! Please note the speedway office will be closed for the holidays from December 20, 2014 to January 4, 2015. Tickets for the inaugural Triple Crown Showdown on Tuesday, June 30 will remain available for online purchase at http://ohswekenspeedway.ticketforce.com while the office is closed for the holidays, but will not be available by phone. The event will feature a "Triple Crown" consisting of the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series, Go Nuclear! Late Model Series, and Corr/Pak…

TRENTON, NJ December 21, 2014 . . . Veteran open cockpit driver Lou Cicconi, Jr., of Lester, Pa., is resting comfortably Sunday morning following a crash Saturday in the Len Sammons Motorsports Productions (LSMP) Three Quarter (TQ) Midget ‘Battle Of Trenton’ feature event last night. Cicconi sustained a non-displaced fracture of the first lumbar vertebra (L1) after hitting the Jersey barrier retaining wall head on, then spinning around and slamming down on the concrete track surface wheels first. The car did not overturn. No other drivers were involved in the crash. As of Sunday midday, Cicconi remained a patient in…

PA/NJ 600cc Sprint Drivers Look To Get Hyper At Tulsa Shootout; Hyper Racing Plans 11-Car Northeast Assault On Big Event In Oklahoma by Barry ANGSTADT Lewisberry, PA - When more than 800 Micro/Minisprint competitors converge on Tulsa, Oklahoma the week after Christmas, they'll have to contend with an all-star caliber team from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The northeastern group can be called "Team Hyper" because it was organized by Mike Dicely's staff at Hyper Racing - headed up by General Manager J.D. Esh, who began to plan this big assault just about one year ago. "We were in the middle…